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USM @ TROY0
JXST @ KENN0
NMSU @ FIU0
MOST @ WKU0
SHSU @ LIB0
USA @ ARST0
USF @ UTSA0
FSU @ LOU0
IOWA @ WASH0
WYO @ SJSU0
WSU @ USU0
ISU @ BYU0
HAW @ ASU0
MINN @ PUR0
JMU @ GASO0
ILL @ MSU0
MISS @ VAN0
SYR @ UVA0
CLT @ UNT0
MD @ OSU0
HOU @ KSU0
USC @ PSU0
ODU @ APP0
TENN @ ARK0
UCF @ OKST0
LSU @ UK0
CMU @ OHIO0
CONN @ TEM0
WAKE @ NCSU0
RICE @ ECU0
ARIZ @ WVU0
UNC @ PITT0
CCU @ MRSH0
BALL @ NU0
KENT @ WMU0
UCLA @ ORE0
SAC @ BGSU0
KU @ UTAH0
M-OH @ MASS0
TA&M @ MIZ0
IU @ NEB0
UL @ LT0
NEV @ UTEP0
SC @ FLA0
VT @ CAL0
DUKE @ GT0
UAB @ MEM0
UGA @ ALA0
BUF @ TOL0
TULN @ ARMY0
STAN @ ND0
TEX @ OU0
EMU @ AKR0
TLSA @ NAVY0
SDSU @ ORST0
NDSU @ UNLV0
AF @ NIU0
BOIS @ FRES0
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
WAKE FOREST
NC STATE
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2025 FINAL
SAT 00:00 ET|CARTER-FINLEY STADIUMCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP23|O/UCOLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
54FPI
WAKEACCWAKE FOREST
2-1
55
24
98
14%
45
61
0.0
—
—
HOME
—AP
61FPI
NCSUACCNC STATE
1-2
77
89
43
60%
48
51
0.0
—
—
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2026CONSENSUS
DATA BASISNOTHING ON THIS TAB IS MEASURED YET · 2026 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
MEASURED0 OF 12 GAMES
Real 2026 data. It accumulates weekly and replaces carried figures metric by metric, on the schedules below.
CARRIED14 ROOMS
What each roster did last season, applied player by player. Transfers name the school.
PROGRAM PRIOR2 STAFFS
The programme's own prior identity — or, where the staff is new, the coach's career fingerprint with its sample.
PRESEASON FACT6 PER TEAM
Talent, recruiting, vacated usage, portal and coach status. Preseason inputs.
ABSENT2 CLASSES
Current season luck and situational splits. Shown absent with the reason, never estimated.
FLIPS TO MEASUREDABSENTNOT MEASURED. This asks how many weeks into a season each number becomes trustworthy, which is a within-season question. The back-test measures relationships between one season and the next, so it cannot answer it.
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
WAKE56CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
75
PROE
49
TEMPO
45
EXPLOSIVE75p
75
PROE49p
49
TEMPO45p
45
NCSU61CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
62
PROE
73
TEMPO
48
EXPLOSIVE62p
62
PROE73p
73
TEMPO48p
48
IS THE RECORD REAL2025 · FULL SEASON
2025 SEASONCARRIED FORWARD · 2026 HAS NO GAMES YET
WAKERECORD MATCHES
8-4ACTUALvs7.5-4.5FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.5 W
ONE SCORE RECORD4-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME+5.3
WAKE FOREST won 8 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 7.5. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
NCSURECORD MATCHES
7-5ACTUALvs6.3-5.7FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE+0.7 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME+1.3
NC STATE won 7 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 6.3. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERWAKE FORESTNC STATE2026 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
VACATED USAGE — AND DID THE ROSTER REFILL ITOPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
VACATED USAGE BY ROOMLEFT OPEN, LARGEST FIRST
QB100%Robby AshfordQB · 80% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDeshawn PurdiePORTAL · LIBERTY · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATION
OL75%George SellOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMelvin SianiOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDevin KylanyOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
WR/TE72%Eni FalayiTE · 23% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONSterling BerkhalterPORTAL · TEXAS · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMicah Mays Jr.PORTAL · FLORIDA · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION8 FURTHER DEPARTURES
RB62%Demond ClaiborneDRAFTED · 56% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJaMario ClementsRB · 6% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
DB50%Nick AndersenDB · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONKaron PruntyDRAFTED · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONLardarius Webb Jr.DB · 14% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
LB48%Dylan HazenLB · 26% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONQuincy BryantLB · 18% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DL36%Jayden LovingDL · 13% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONNuer GatkuothDL · 11% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONMateen IbirogbaPORTAL · TEXAS TECH · 10% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION4 FURTHER DEPARTURES
SHARE OF LAST SEASON'S ROOM PARTICIPATION THAT DEPARTED, LARGEST FIRST · OPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
PORTAL & CLASS INTAKE — WHO CAME INHEADCOUNT, NOT A PROJECTION
QBGrant Lawless · SIGNEE ★4Gannon Jones · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
OLLangston Hogg · SIGNEE ★3Fletcher Turk · SIGNEE ★3Dylan Durbin · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
WR/TEWondame Davis Jr. · PORTAL ★3 · UTEPLandon Morris · PORTAL ★3 · CALIFORNIAChase Tyler · PORTAL ★3 · DUKE3 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
RBKyndall McCaleb · SIGNEE ★4Deuce Lawrence · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
DBBrian Blades ll · PORTAL ★3 · FLORIDA INTERNATIONALAJ Marks · SIGNEE ★3Mahamadou Siby · SIGNEE ★32 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
LBMonroe Partin · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
DLSefa Sackey · SIGNEE ★3Lucas Smalls-Allen · SIGNEE ★3Ryan Harrington · SIGNEE ★3REFILLED
PORTAL AND SIGNING-CLASS ARRIVALS AT EACH ROOM THAT LOST VOLUME · A HEADCOUNT, NEVER A USAGE PROJECTION
CARRIED GRADES & TEAM FACTS — THIS ROSTER, TODAYCARRIED FROM 2025, RE-HOMED PLAYER BY PLAYER · WAKE FOREST
CARRIED COMPOSITE
46.769 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
31.236 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
55.386 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB6161631052 OF 5 GRADED
RB5151685084 OF 8 GRADED
WR/TE626256442513 OF 25 GRADED
OL70705442219 OF 21 GRADED
DL707050881912 OF 19 GRADED
LB55555462106 OF 10 GRADED
DB585855672310 OF 23 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE55th55
BLUE-CHIP RATIO10%47
RECRUITING CLASS#39 · 3/31 BC71
CLASS RANK TREND+13 · 3 CYCLES76
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-4 · 24 IN / 23 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 2nd YR—
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
NCSUDAVE DOEREN11TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
6767
PACE
3434
PASS RATE
6363
EXPLOSIVENESS
6666
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
1616
HAVOC
8686
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
WAKEJAKE DICKERT2TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 2 PROGRAMMES
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
9494
PACE
5050
PASS RATE
8787
EXPLOSIVENESS
9090
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
6868
HAVOC
5858
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
POSITION GROUPS — WHERE THE VOLUME LIVESWAKE OFFENSENCSU OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBWAKE FOREST OFFENSE
NATIONAL
43OF 138
TAL
63
PERF
61
RET
10
NATIONAL
53OF 136
RET
24
FULL DEFENSENC STATE DEFENSE
WAKE QUARTERBACKSn=590% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
GIO LOPEZQBPORTAL · NORTH CAROLINA
553RD YR8864★3+23
STEELE PIZZELLAQBRET
411ST YR1055★3—
GRANT LAWLESSQBTRUE FR
471ST YR—91★4—
GANNON JONESQBTRUE FR
351ST YR—64★3—
BILLY JOHNSONQBRET
323RD YR—6★2—
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
NCSU DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 57 PLAYERS35% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
4770%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
4648%8%
SECONDARYDB
5067%22%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLWAKE FOREST OFFENSE
NATIONAL
12OF 138
TAL
54
PERF
70
RET
42
DL
83OF 138
DL RET
70
LB
78OF 138
LB RET
48
FRONT-7NC STATE DEFENSE
WAKE OFFENSIVE LINEn=2158% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE BY GRADE
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
CLINTON RICHARDOLRET
732ND YR—81★3+49 2025
RYAN BERGEROLPORTAL · OREGON STATE
683RD YR7264★3+41 2025
TOLU OLAJIDEOLPORTAL · NEW HAMPSHIRE
524TH YR4145★3—
JOHN OHNEGIANOLPORTAL · BUCKNELL
524TH YR1945★3—
JACK HINESOLRET
502ND YR5480★3—
SHOW TOP 10
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
NCSU FRONT-7n=34 · 2 ROOMS39% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ZANE WILLIAMSLBRET
523RD YR—44★3—
COLBY CRONKDTRET
502ND YR1678★3—
HARVEY DYSON IIILBTRUE FR
484TH YR8964★3-7
KE'VON CARTERLBRET
482ND YR4366★3—
ISAIAH SHIRLEYDTRET
474TH YR7776★3-18
SHOW TOP 10
THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
▾RBWAKE FOREST OFFENSE
NATIONAL
71OF 138
TAL
68
PERF
51
RET
50
DL
83OF 138
DL RET
70
LB
78OF 138
LB RET
48
FRONT-7NC STATE DEFENSE
WAKE RUNNING BACKSn=850% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
TY CLARK IIIRBRET
653RD YR6361★3+0
DEUCE LAWRENCERBTRUE FR
501ST YR2778★3+29
JAMAR SEARCYRBRET
501ST YR1854★3—
KD DANIELSRBPORTAL · FLORIDA
482ND YR4664★3-13
KALIL TOWNESRBRET
301ST YR——UNR—
SHOW ALL 8
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
NCSU FRONT-72 ROOMS · 34 PLAYERS40% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.554770%0%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.454648%8%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TEWAKE FOREST OFFENSE
NATIONAL
26OF 138
TAL
56
PERF
62
RET
44
DB
76OF 138
DB RET
67
SECONDARYNC STATE DEFENSE
WAKE PASS CATCHERSn=2556% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
LANDON MORRISTEPORTAL · CALIFORNIA
574TH YR6278★3+38
CARLOS HERNANDEZWRRET
554TH YR9578★3+20
KAMREAN JOHNSONTERET
554TH YR5864★3+14
DOMINICK BARRYTETRUE FR
521ST YR1368★3—
MATTHEW LUSARDITERET
524TH YR——UNR—
SHOW TOP 10
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
NCSU SECONDARYn=23 · 1 ROOM33% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
ASAAD BROWN JR.CBRET
733RD YR8181★3+22
KING MACKSPORTAL · PENN STATE
544TH YR8278★3+32
BRIAN NELSON IICBRET
514TH YR9785★3-30
TY WHITEDBPORTAL · NORTH CAROLINA
483RD YR3545★3—
BRODY BARNHARDTSRET
483RD YR5473★3-21
SHOW TOP 10
THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
RETURNINGPORTAL — PRIOR SCHOOL AND PORTAL STARS NAMEDLAST YR ≈ — RATES FROM HIS LAST MEASURED SEASON, NOT THE PROJECTED ROLEDEPARTEDVS COH = PRODUCTION vs OWN RECRUITING COHORT MEDIAN · CURVE = AHEAD / ON / BEHIND AT ±8 · PT% IS HIS SHARE OF HIS OWN ROOM · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TEAM QUALITYHOUSE GRADE + REFERENCES
METRIC
WAKE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
NCSU
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
50.6
42.3
— OFFENSE
59.5
47.4
— DEFENSE
41.7
37.2
SP+ OVERALL
3.4
8.0
FPI
4.6
2.0
ELO
1514
1510
TALENT
681
757
PRODUCTION
59
69
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
−9
+6
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.10
0.27
SCOUT TEAM GRADE DECOMPOSES INTO OFFENSE AND DEFENSE, EACH BUILT FROM THE POSITION ROOM GRADES ABOVE · ROOM WEIGHTS ARE MEASURED AGAINST UNIT EPA, NOT ASSUMED · SPECIAL TEAMS ARE NOT IN IT YET
FIVE FACTORS2025 · NATIONAL PERCENTILES
METRIC
WAKE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
NCSU
OFF EFFICIENCY
15
51
DEF EFFICIENCY
93
65
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
98
94
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
63
8
FINISHING DRIVES
21
96
FIELD POSITION
22
77
TURNOVER MARGIN
8
23
THE FIVE FACTORS ARE CORRELATED, NOT FIVE INDEPENDENT DIALS · TURNOVER MARGIN IS THE LEAST STABLE OF THEM YEAR OVER YEAR
TEAM IDENTITYTENDENCIES THAT SET VOLUME
METRIC
WAKE
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
NCSU
PASS RATE
57.7%
47.7%
PACE
27.8s
27.7s
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
51.5%
64.0%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
77.4%
74.6%
PLAYS / GAME
64.7
65.0
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
0.0%
2.6%
EVERY ROW HERE IS COUNTED FROM PLAY BY PLAY · NONE OF IT IS A QUALITY RATING — FURTHER RIGHT IS MORE OF THE THING, NOT BETTER · SCHEME DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EVERY PERCENTILE READS HIGH-IS-GOOD · CELL SHADE = FBS PERCENTILE OF THE VALUE · DOTS PLOT BOTH TEAMS ON ONE 0–100 TRACK (GOLD = WAKE, ORANGE = NCSU) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2026, GARBAGE-TIME FILTERED
≈ MARKS AN ESTIMATED VALUE · A CARRIED FIGURE IS WHAT A PLAYER DID LAST SEASON · PORTAL MARKS PARTICIPATION EARNED AT THE NAMED SCHOOL
VACATED VOLUME IS STATED AS OPEN AND NEVER ASSIGNED TO A SUCCESSOR · SPREAD, TOTAL, ML AND IMPLIED TOTALS ARE CONSENSUS MARKET FIGURES · NO PROJECTIONS ON THIS PAGE